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. • <br /> • <br /> 122 <br /> B. Under the ordinances referenced in Section 2.1, a public <br /> hearing must be held before the Orange County Board of Commissioners or <br /> the Orange County Board of Adjustment may issue a development permit (a <br /> special use permit, conditional use permit, or subdivision preliminary - <br /> plat approval upon amendment to the Orange County Subdivision <br /> Regulations providing therefore). When an application for a development <br /> permit related to land located within the ten and -twenty year transition <br /> zones shown on Exhibit A is filed, the members of the corresponding town <br /> board, board of aldermen, counsel or board of adjustment shall be <br /> notified in advance of such public hearing to attend and participate in <br /> this hearing. The "corresponding town board" shall mean a Carrboro <br /> board if the land is located on the Carrboro Side, and a Chapel Hill. <br /> board if the land is located on the Chapel Hill Side. A quorum of each <br /> board, as defined in the respective county and town land use ordinances <br /> and as otherwise prescribed by law, shall be in attendance at any such <br /> public hearing in order for the hearing to occur. Every effort shall be <br /> made to schedule such hearings not more than four times per year. <br /> C. In" the case of development proposals located within the ten <br /> and twenty year transition zones, shown on Exhibit A, the county board <br /> before which the development application is pending may not vote to issue <br /> or deny the permit until it has received the written recommendations of <br /> the corresponding town board, or until the expiration of thirty days after <br /> the joint hearing, whichever occurs first <br /> D. In the case of development proposals located within the ten <br /> and twenty year transition zones, shown on Exhibit A, the county board <br /> may not issue a development permit if the corresponding town board <br /> recommends denial. In such a case, the recommendations of the town <br /> board shall include proposed findings or reasons justifying the denial, <br /> and these findings or reasons shall be incorporated into the county <br /> board's decision. <br /> E. In the case of development proposals located within the ten <br /> and twenty year transition zones, shown on Exhibit A, if the applicable <br /> town board recommends issuance of the permit subject to conditions, those <br /> conditions must be included in any permit issued by the county board <br /> unless the applicant has modified the application to comply with the <br /> proposed conditions. <br /> F. Whenever the county receives an application for a <br /> development permit relating to land located within the ten and twenty <br /> year transition zones shown on Exhibit A of the joint planning area it - - <br /> shall forward a copy of the application and plans to the applicable town <br /> planning department. In processing an application under this section, the _ <br /> county planning staff shall cooperate with and consider the <br /> recommendations of the town planning staff. <br /> Section 2.3 Inspection of Compliance With Development Permits. <br />